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"Thanks, and nice linking job, I don’t always make mine look good like that."

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Where I wrote the generalization about the populace being blamed "for mythical emissions," a mention of exaggerations would have been more correct than the generalization.

There's been a lack of study of changes in naturally occurring methane leakage, effects of greater amounts of debris in the atmosphere from natural causes, effects of weak areas in the magnetosphere on ozone and much more. The restriction of focus to emissions from downscale human beings is conspicuous. It appears that the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is lacking in skepticism.

Let's cut to the chase on desires for outcomes. With simple, old technical principles (examples: space frame and fiber monocoque designs), a simple technician can design and build a roadster that will go faster, emit less carbon (see power plants, cable, electronics production and carbon emitted in large scale infrastructure upgrades) and cost far less over the life of the vehicle than the Tesla S Model. And such a low-tech roadster would be far more recyclable.

I like the work of Elon Musk very much, for example, and believe that it should continue. I am also very grateful for his sharing of design information. Sadly, though, political fanboy consumers, investors and lobbyists tend to agree with regulations that narrow options for further development (other kinds of designs and energy resources). They declare in advance, the end of development for one technology after another.

Some high-tech designs of equipment for low elevations and temperate climates will not benefit us all so much. Such designs with regulations that follow tend to make life much more expensive and difficult for many of us and may have the effect of crowding more people into more temperate built-up areas, furthering urban sprawl and intensifying density footprints over otherwise more arable, low-lying lands.

One specific example would be that of expensive solar collectors tested in a Florida lab and specifically required by building codes in local governments on the Rocky Mountains. Such collectors don't last long in climates with fluctuations toward extreme cold and high wind gusts (rapid, extreme heating and cooling). Another would be that of closed loop solar heating systems, which are expensive, wasteful and very costly in comparison to well-built drain-back systems with copper core, flat plate collectors, no extra pressure and relatively low temperatures. Another yet, would be mandates for batteries in transportation (extreme cold, mountain passes, lack of services, etc.).